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| Police Officers: Morale Is Low In Departments Across The Country |
| 2015-05-14 |
| [DAILYCALLER] Law enforcement officers at Washington, D.C.'s annual Police Week tell The Daily Caller that the anti-police climate is taking its toll on the men and women in uniform and that morale is low in departments across the country. One source told TheDC Monday night that officers have stepped back from engaging in proactive policing, because they often see the same violent criminals they arrest immediately released on to the streets. President of the Fraternal Order of Police Chuck Canterbury told TheDC that he believes that a shortage of cops is the reason. "For the last six or eight years, proactive law enforcement has come to a stop because of shortage of personnel." Additionally, cops say that the fear of legal and political backlash, similar to what was seen in Ferguson, New York City and Baltimore, is hurting morale. One source at Police Week who also does part-time security work for private companies was astounded at how young some of the violent individuals were during the Baltimore riots. Another law enforcement source described how objects like bottles are often thrown at the police cruiser she drives. One recently retired police officer told TheDC that people do not seem to understand that cops do not get up in the morning thinking about who they want to hurt that day. "Morale is low because we don't have the public's backing," she said, noting that the same people who verbally or even physically attack coppers are the same ones who call them for help. "I pulled a guy over, recently. He was a drunk driver. He said, 'Fuck you, I hate cops.'" |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Constant media smear. Constant political smear. Take care of your own. Let these people destroy themselves. Yes, the young are most active. Same as with riots of the past. The Democrats have created this mess. Let them solve the problem, as if they will. So you live in the hood. You stay there. Try to get out and they think you feel your better than them. Leave and don't look back. |
| Posted by: Dale 2015-05-14 19:44 |